Federico Gutiérrez, mayor of Medellín, said he gave FBI officials names of people, companies, and addresses of those who would serve as alleged front men for the corruption generated by the Quintero Clan, also known as GDO Los Hermanitos Q. ^[1] Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez concluded a high-level meeting with FBI officials in the United States, during which he handed over new information to identify alleged front men who allegedly moved corruption money from Medellín out of Colombia. ^[2] DANE reported that Medellín and its metropolitan area (Valle de Aburrá) had the lowest unemployment rate among 23 Colombian cities and metropolitan areas at 7.0% for the May-July 2026 quarter, down from 7.3% in the same period a year earlier. ^[3] Federico Gutiérrez, mayor of Medellín, indicated that the FBI received evidence suggesting that Medellín's resources first left Colombia to Panama and then were allegedly laundered through firms in Miami. ^[4] The forensic audit into corruption in Medellín, ongoing since 2024, was recently expanded to 666 findings. ^[5] DANE reported that Medellín city's unemployment rate fell to 7.4% from 7.9% year-over-year, a reduction of 0.5 percentage points, placing it third among Colombia's eight main cities. ^[6] DANE reported that the region has 2,237,546 employed people, an increase of 68,353 compared to the same quarter in 2025. ^[7] Mayor Federico Gutiérrez, during a recent visit to the US, sought to demonstrate how Medellín is using city diplomacy to address security and justice issues. ^[8]